EU water initiative – Share document on small-scale finance for water and sanitation

The objective of this report is to identify ways in which governments and external support agencies (ESAs) can increase access to finance for small-scale WATSAN providers, by channelling public funding to support the market and leverage private sector financing. The ultimate objective in doing so is to increase access to services for poor households, who either invest in the services themselves or rely on small-scale providers.

This report has been developed as part of a component of the work programme of the European Union Water Initiative – Finance Working Group (EUWI-FWG), which looks at enhancing the role of the private sector in WATSAN and how EU donors can provide strategic support.